Inclusive Winter Market + Sponsorship Opportunities

Local Creators Come Together to Create an Inclusive Shopping Experience

3rd Annual Winter Market Hosted by Be the Change Charleston at Beyond Distilling Company

December 13th 2025, 12 pm - 4 pm
Beyond Distilling, 2157 Rich Street Ste. 401

Be the Change Charleston, a local non-profit dedicated to empowering individuals with
disabilities through community connections and employment opportunities, is partnering with
Beyond Distilling Company to bring an inclusive and accessible holiday winter market to the
community on Saturday, December 13th, 2025.

Director Halie Tumbleston shares, “We want to create a holiday shopping experience
centered around accessibility and inclusion, where all individuals feel safe and welcomed”.
The 3rd Annual Winter Market will be held from 12 pm - 4 pm at Beyond Distilling, located in
North Charleston at 2157 Rich Street, Ste. 401 and will feature food trucks, delicious coffee,
handcrafted cocktails, and 20+ local makers and vendors. This inclusive event will also include
free sensory items, a sensory chill zone, interactive art activities, bubbles, and more. The
market will also be hosting its first Sensory Friendly Santa Experience for individuals of all
ages and abilities to get a picture with Santa!

All funds raised during this event will go towards the Be the Change Charleston’s
Empowerment Through Employment Program to ensure that disabled individuals have access
to empowering and high quality support. There is no cost for admission. Pictures with Santa
are a $5 dollar donation, if able.

You can follow Be the Change Charleston on Facebook, Instagram, or visit their website to
learn more about their organization and event. Sponsor the event here! 

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Be the Change Charleston (BTC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities
through community connection & employment opportunities founded in 2019 by 2 Special Education teachers,
Shaina Bermudez and Halie Tumblesotn. BTC works with individuals with disabilities, their families, and our
communities through their free Empowerment through Employment Program & Community Connection Initiative.
One of their ultimate goals is to create opportunities for positive interaction between disabled & nondisabled
individuals in the greater Charleston area.

BTC launched their Empowerment through Employment Program (ETE) in April of 2022. ETE is a free highly
individualized program that empowers individuals with disabilities by supporting them with self-identifying goals in
job readiness, employment skills, and life skills. Be the Change Charleston currently provides support to 23
individuals and is currently fundraising to expand their program.
To learn more about Be the Change Charleston and their initiatives to empowering individuals with disabilities
through community connection and employment opportunities, visit www.BeTheChangeCharleston.com